API 520-2 : 2015
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SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 2: INSTALLATION
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Hardcopy , PDF
Superseded date
02-11-2020
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Language(s)
Russian, English
Published date
01-01-2015
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1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 PRD Location
5 Inlet Piping Requirements
6 Discharge Piping
7 PRV Stability
8P RD Isolation (Stop) Valves
9 Rupture Disk Installations
10 Bonnet or Pilot Vent Piping
11 Drain Piping
12 Pre-installation Handling and Inspection
13 Pressure-relief Device Installation and Maintenance
Annex A (informative) - Rupture Disk Installation Guidelines
Annex B (informative) - Installation and Maintenance of
Pin-actuated Non-reclosing PRDs
Annex C (informative) - PRV Acoustic Interaction
Bibliography
Describes methods of installation for pressure-relief devices (PRDs) for equipment that has a maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) of 15 psig (1.03 barg or 103 kPAg) or greater.
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American Petroleum Institute
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| API PUBL 2510A : 1996 | FIRE-PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE FACILITIES |
| 11/30159581 DC : 0 | BS EN ISO 23251 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS |
| 15/30328952 DC : 0 | BS EN ISO 10418 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - OFFSHORE PRODUCTION INSTALLATIONS - PROCESS SAFETY SYSTEMS |
| API 521 : 2014 | PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS |
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| EEMUA 184 : 2009 | GUIDE TO THE ISOLATION OF PRESSURE RELIEVING DEVICES |
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| API 14E : 1991 : R2013 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS |
| PREN ISO 23251 : DRAFT 2011 | PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS |
| API 14G : 2007 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ON FIXED OPEN-TYPE OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORMS |
| NORSOK I 001 : 2010 | FIELD INSTRUMENTATION |
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| EEMUA 151 : 1987 | LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS |
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| API 620 CHINESE : 2013 | DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS |
| CSA 12.5 : 1999 : R2004 | NGV DISPENSING SYSTEMS |
| API 620 REDLINE : 2008 | DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS |
| API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 | DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES |
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| BS EN ISO 10418:2003 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Offshore production Installations. Analysis, design, installation and testing of basic surface process safety systems |
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| BS EN ISO 10438-1:2003 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries General requirements |
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| EN ISO 10438-1:2007 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries - Part 1: General requirements (ISO 10438-1:2007) |
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| API 14E CHINESE : 2007 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS |
| API 614 : 2008 | LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND OIL-CONTROL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES |
| BS EN ISO 10438-4:2003 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries Self-acting gas seal support systems |
| BS EN ISO 14224:2016 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment |
| EN ISO 10438-4:2007 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries - Part 4: Self-acting gas seal support systems (ISO 10438-4:2007) |
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